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CVE-2001-0891

Published: Apr 2, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 72.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains formatting characters.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

sgi
commercial·USaka sg i, s g i
nqsdaemonOn-prem
Operating Systems
cray
commercialaka unicos, cray linux environment, unicos max
unicosOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I
patches.sgi.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2
marc.info
http://www.osvdb.org/3275
osvdb.org
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